This year the club earned $20 more than twice what it earned last year. Let x represent the amount raised last year.
The two words in this problem which tell us about the operation are "More Than"
This year club earned $20 more than than twice it earned last year. This means, to find the earnings of this year, double the earnings of previous year and add 20 to them.
Since, x represents the earnings of last year, we can represent the earnings of this year as:
